184 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA
USA 01752
Email: jryu@aspensystems.com
Biographical Sketch:
- Jae Ryu, Ph.D., Presenter
- Dr. Ryu, Chief Technology Officer of Aspen Systems Inc., is currently responsible for research and development programs primarily concerned with membrane technologies, liquid fuel reforming technologies and nanocomposites for energy conversion applications. He has successfully managed, as P.I., several Phase SBIR II and Non-SBIR Programs for NASA, DoD and DOE. Two different technologies, which were conceived and developed by Dr. Ryu, have successfully evolved into Phase III and subsequently spun-off from Aspen Systems: Aspen Aerogels, Inc. and Aspen Products Group.
- Prior to Aspen Systems, Dr. Ryu was a CTO of Quantum Group, Inc. (San Diego, CA), a leading carbon monoxide sensor, based on colorimetric technology, and consumer electronic product manufacturer. At Quantum, Dr. Ryu managed two Departments: R&D and Product Engineering and was responsible for new product development, interfacing with regulatory agencies and customer relationship. New product development efforts included; idea conception, optical sensor technology R&D, source code development, engineering design and performance validation, acquiring agency product approval, establishing QA/QC procedures and pre-manufacturing process development. A total of six new products were successfully developed, including product approval by Underwriters Laboratories, and launched to consumer markets under his supervision. Dr. Ryu was also nominated and served as an Ad-hoc member for UL (Underwriters Laboratories) and CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commissions).
- Prior to Quantum, Dr. Ryu was a head of Thin Film and Energy Technology Division at Aspen Systems. He developed innovative ideas, wrote proposals based on them and marketed to develop business opportunities in advanced technology areas of advanced materials research, electrochemical processes, and energy conversion technologies. In 1986, he received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. Dr. Ryu has published and presented more than 50 technical papers and holds 15 U.S and World patents granted and pending
- EDUCATION:
- M.S. in Materials Science, 1979, Korea Adv. Inst. of Scien., Seoul, Korea.
- Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engr, 1986, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC.
- Recent Publications and Selected Presentations:
- “Convenient Water Recovery System and Process,” Jae Ryu, US Patent Application, Serial No. 60/945,621 (June 2007).
- “Nanocomposite Thermoelectric Materials”, J. Ryu, U.S. Patent pending (March 2004).
- “Carbon monoxide detection and purification system for fuel cells”, M. Goldstein, J. Ryu, et.al., U.S. Patent No. 6,429,019 (August 2002).
- “Compositions Produced by Solvent Exchange Methods and Uses Thereof”, R. Haghighat,Jae Ryu, H. Mojazza, M Vinciguerra and P. Schuler, U.S. Paten Application No. 2003000401 (January 9, 2003).
- “Compositions Produced by Solvent Exchange Methods and Articles of Manufacture”, R. Haghighat, Jae Ryu, H. Mojazza, M Vinciguerra and P. Schuler, U.S. Paten Application No. 20030015691 (January 9, 2003).
- “Compositions Produced by Solvent Exchange Methods and Uses Thereof”, Q. Zhou, Jae Ryu, D. Freitag and K. Mulfort, U.S. Patent No. 20030164477 (September 4, 2003).
- “A Convenient Method of Generating High Purity Hydrogen from Logistic Fuels”, J. Ryu, 1999 Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA (Jan. 17-22, 1999).
- “A Highly Efficient and Convenient Method of Removing Acid-Reacting Vapour Compounds from Ambient Air”, J. Ryu, U.S. Patent pending (1998).
- "Catalytic Cracking Yields Blue Flame in Diesel Burners", D. Pickard and J. Ryu, 20 Army Science Conference, Norfolk, Virginia (June 1996).
- "Hydrogen and Light Hydrocarbon Production from Logistic Fuels via Catalytic Cracking", ARO Contract DAAH04-95-C-0065, Final Report (June 1996).
- "Low Cost, Contamination-tolerant Electrocatalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells", DOE Contract DE-FG02-95ER81927, SBIR Phase I Final Report (1996).
- "Flexible Insulation System Using Ultra-low Density Aerogels", NASA Contract NAS10-11973, SBIR Phase II Final Report (1996).
- “Flexible Insulation System Using Ultra-low Density Aerogels”, J. Ryu, U.S. Patent Pending (1995).
- “Method of Cracking Diesel Fuel and Use of the Cracked Products”, J. Ryu, U.S. Patent Pending (1995).
- "An Advanced Onboard Fuel Reformer for Fuel Cell Vehicles", ARPA Contract DAAH01-94-C-R182, Phase I Final Report (1995).
- "Catalytic Cracking of Diesel Fuel for Clean Combustion", Army Contract DAAK60-94-C-0030, Phase I, II & III Final Reports (1994, 1995, 1996).
- "Continuous Sulfur Removal Process", V. Jalan and J. Ryu, U.S. Patent Number 5,306,476 (April, 1994).
- "Facilitated Transport Membranes for Natural Gas Desulfurization," DOE Contract DE-FG02-91ER81182, Final Report (1992).